Front Cover: Kamal Ahmad's favorite
color was red which he believed symoblized the energizing forces
of life. He often contrasted red, as in this painting, against
black, which he felt represented death. "Woman Against the
Background of a Carpet" (fragment, original size is 50 x
70 cm). Oil on canvas. Kamal's widow can be reached at Tel: (99-412)
471-98-54.

Back Cover:Tahir Salahov was kown for pushing the
limits of the Soviet school of Socialist Realism. Here in his
painting, "Women of Absheron", he reflects the uncertainty
in the lives of women as they wait for their men to return from
Oil Rocks, the first offshore oil drilling location in the world
off the shores of Azerbaijan. 1967. Tahir lives in Moscow. Tel:
(95) 201-7274 or Fax: (95) 243-6551 or 290-2088.